System and Method for Accessing Information While Monitoring a Frequency of Access

1. A system, comprising: a client that obtains a code included in an image, and that sends out the code and identification information of the client; and a server including, a storage that stores a number of accesses per the server from the client and, a table containing content address information that enables access to a content, in association with the code, and a calculation unit that calculates a number of accesses with respect to a combination of the code and the identification information based on the number of accesses stored in the storage, obtains the content address information based on the number of accesses, the code and the identification information in reference to the table, and provides the content address information to the client whereby the client is enabled to obtain content information by using the content address information.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the server further provides valid period information corresponding to the content address information.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the server further provides information indicating that the content address information is expired based on the valid period information and current time information.

4. A server being capable of communicating with a client for obtaining a code included in an image and sending out the code and identification of the client, the server comprising: a storage that stores a number of accesses per the server from the client, and a table containing content address information that enables access to a content, in association with the code; and a calculation unit that calculates a number of accesses with respect to a combination of the code and the identification information based on the number of accesses stored in the storage, obtains the content address information based on the number of accesses, the code and the identification information in reference to the table, and provides the content address information to the client whereby the client is enabled to obtain content information by using the content address information.

5. A method, comprising: obtaining a code included in an image by a client; sending out the code and identification information of the client to a server; storing a number of accesses per the server from the client, and a table containing content address information that enables access to a content, in association with the code, by the server; calculating a number of accesses with respect to a combination of the code and the identification information based on the stored number of accesses; obtaining the content address information based on the number of accesses, the code and the identification information in reference to the table; and providing the content address information to the client whereby the client is enabled to obtain content information by using the content address information.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising providing valid period information corresponding to the content address information.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising providing information indicating that the content address information is expired based on the valid period information and current time information.